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Juan Descalzo1, Eliana Frutos1, Romina Rebrij1
1Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to investigate and analyze the most relevant aspects that influence the development and implementation of electronic informed consent for genetic studies. Interviews were conducted with experts in the area within our institution, the different informed consents available and the number of genetic studies requested in the last 5 years were analyzed. Professionals acknowledged the ethical dilemmas related to the genetic studies and the importance of having an electronic informed consent that not only provides the patient with the information necessary to understand the implications of the study, but also be flexible enough to adapt to the various genetic studies today. The development of informed consent is a challenge for health IT professionals, due to the complexity of the information it contains and the ethical implications it represents.
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